CVE-2008-3655: High severity ruby vulnerability

Published Aug 13, 2008
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Updated

Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 does not properly restrict access to critical variables and methods at various safe levels, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via (1) untracevar, (2) $PROGRAMNAME, and (3) syslog at safe level 4, and (4) insecure methods at safe levels 1 through 3.

Affected Software

47 affected components
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.3-preview1
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.2-preview4
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.4-preview2
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.1--9
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.7-preview3
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.7-p17
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.0
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.2-preview3
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.6-p110
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.6-p230
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.5-p2
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.5-preview5
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.5-p12
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.5-preview1
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.7-p71
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.4-preview1
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.7-p22
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.4
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.6-p286
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.3
ruby-lang Ruby<=1.8.5
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.3-preview2
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.2
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.4-preview3
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.7-preview2
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.1
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.2-preview2
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.6-p36
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.3-preview3
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.6-preview1
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.6-p114
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.5-preview4
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.5-preview2
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.6-preview3
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.0
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.5-p11
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.7
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.6-p111
ruby-lang Ruby=1.6.8
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.6-preview2
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.5-p35
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.5-p113
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.5-p115
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.7-preview1
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.6
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.7-preview4
ruby-lang Ruby=1.8.5-preview3

Event History

Aug 13, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3655?

CVE-2008-3655 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for context-dependent attackers to bypass access restrictions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2008-3655?

To resolve CVE-2008-3655, it is recommended to upgrade Ruby to a version later than 1.8.7-p71 where the vulnerability has been addressed.

3

What versions of Ruby are affected by CVE-2008-3655?

CVE-2008-3655 affects Ruby versions up to and including 1.8.7-p71 as well as earlier versions like 1.8.5 and 1.9 up to r18423.

4

What impact does CVE-2008-3655 have on Ruby applications?

CVE-2008-3655 allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, which may lead to unauthorized access to critical variables and methods in Ruby applications.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2008-3655?

There are no known effective workarounds for CVE-2008-3655, so upgrading to a patched version of Ruby is the only solution.

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